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title : Cross Pulled From 'Memorial Cross' Public Park After Atheist Group Threatens Lawsuit
summary : A large, 14-foot tall Latin, granite cross inside a public park in Santa Clara, Calif., was removed after receiving a legal complaint from a local man and the nation's largest atheist and agnostics group, Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation. Ironically, the cross was located in Memorial Cross Park.
date : Jan 23, 2017 12:39 PM EST
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title : Religion In America Attacked Twice As Much In Last Three Years Indicates New Report
summary : The number of hostile acts against religious freedom in America has doubled in the past three years, according to a new report issued by lawyers at Texas-based First Liberty Institute, an organization founded in 1997. Entitled "Undeniable: The Survey to Hostility in America," the report documents attempts to suppress or threaten religious liberty. The first section of the report is devoted to how "hostility to religion harms every American."
date : Feb 24, 2016 08:52 AM EST
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title : Atheists Petition Court to Remove ‘In God We Trust’ From Currency
summary : Michael Newdow, an atheist activist is pursuing legal action for the second time to have the “In God We Trust” motto removed from U.S. currency. Newdow is a New York attorney, physician and an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church. He filed his latest complaint in Akron, Ohio, on Monday.
date : Jan 13, 2016 03:37 PM EST
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title : Controversial 'Jesus Sign' in East Texas Prompts Showdown of Christian Versus First Amendment Rights
summary : After leaders of a small Texas town were faced with a lawsuit from Freedom From Religion Foundation over a religious-themed greeting sign to the city of Hawkins, other communities rallied to support the concept that Jesus is welcome in East Texas. Now city officials are on the path to sue church representatives who believe they took over the property on which the sign was erected. Which entity that holds a clear title to the property is still in question.
date : Dec 30, 2015 01:19 PM EST
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